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2020: the health policy year in 12 charts

The wheels of health policy turn quickly. So, as 2021 begins Siva Anandaciva looks back at the key health policy moments of 2020 to consider the challenges and opportunities that the year brought.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 1 January 2021 26-minute read
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Tackling the Covid-19 outbreak: tales from the frontline

David Oliver shares his experience of tackling the Covid-19 outbreak on the front line, noting the resilience and dedication of staff in the face of adversity.
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By David Oliver - 20 April 2020
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Is it time for a new National Beds Inquiry, or a national policy decision?

Does the NHS need more beds or fewer beds to meet current and future needs? Siva Anandaciva sets out what might help to resolve the debate.
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By Siva Anandaciva - 28 February 2020
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Better value and a better night's sleep: keeping acutely unwell children and adults out of hospital

Mathew Mathai, Consultant Paediatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the concept of a ‘virtual hospital’ and keeping patients out of hospital where possible has helped to improve quality and reduce costs.
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By Mathew Mathai - 30 October 2018
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How do you engage clinicians in your digital change programme?

How important is user engagement when it comes to managing digital change projects? Dr Robert Fearn, a clinician from Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, explores the connection ahead of our new report.
By Dr Robert Fearn, consultant physician and gastroenterologist - 6 June 2018
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Hospital bed numbers – can the downward trend continue?

Leo Ewbank asks whether sustainability and transformation plan proposals to reduce the number of hospital beds are realistic.
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By Leo Ewbank - 29 September 2017
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We should see acute hospitals as places for healing

Jocelyn Cornwell explores how vulnerable patients can feel in hospital and argues that the quality of relational care should be given the same priority as clinical quality and patient safety.
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By Jocelyn Cornwell - 10 May 2017
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Shifting attention to acute medical wards would benefit staff and patients

David Oliver explains why we should focus on issues at the NHS front line. Giving more time and thought to the experience of acutely ill medical patients would bring benefits to the entire health system.
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By David Oliver - 3 May 2017
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An insight into frontline clinical care in acute hospitals

Having spent time shadowing frontline physicians in acute hospitals, Chris Ham and Don Berwick set out the challenges they observed and talk about how the Fund is working with others to develop an agenda for improvements.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham, Don Berwick - 1 February 2017
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Demand and activity in the NHS: still rising

As we publish our new briefing, Richard Murray considers the wider context of increasing demand and activity in English hospitals.
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By Richard Murray - 21 December 2016
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Careless talk costs lives: noise in hospitals

Hong-Anh Nguyen explores the Fund's historical work on improving patient experience, including the issue of noise in hospitals.
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By Hong-Anh Nguyen - 31 May 2016
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Why is it more difficult than ever for older people to leave hospital?

David Oliver looks at the findings of the National Audit Office report and considers why hospitals are still failing to discharge older people on time.
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By David Oliver - 26 May 2016
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Productivity in acute hospitals – are the recommendations of the Carter Review realistic?

With the recent publication of the Carter Review's final report on operational productivity in acute hospitals, Richard Murray reflects on whether it proposes a realistic approach to implementation.
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By Richard Murray - 12 February 2016
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Improving hospital discharge and intermediate care for older people

Healthwatch England's recent report, Safely home, described in harrowing detail the personal stories of patients who felt that their discharge from hospital was unsupported. It also described patients marooned in acute beds unable to move on. So how can older people's care be improved?
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By David Oliver - 6 October 2015
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From salmon mould to Moroccan tabbouleh: hospitals diets and patient nutrition

For many years, The King's Fund was one of the leading voices on hospital diets and patient nutrition. Here, Ruth Nitkiewicz takes a look through our digital archive, analysing the various recommendations that have been made down the years.
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By Ruth Nitkiewicz - 30 April 2015
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Integrated care: the end of the hospital as we know it?

While integrated care clearly means change for hospital-based professionals, it is not by definition opposed to the institutional interests of hospital providers, says Chris Naylor.
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By Chris Naylor - 19 March 2015
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Hospital workload in one chart: good news, bad news

With hospital workloads increasing on all fronts, John Appleby takes a look at the key trends and data to explain what's going on.
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By John Appleby - 30 October 2014
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A new beginning for the care of older people in hospital?

Although the care of older people will be ‘core business’ for the foreseeable future, numerous reports have highlighted serious failings in that care. Does the government's response to the Francis Inquiry report mark a new beginning?
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By David Oliver - 11 April 2013
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The hospital bed: on its way out?

In his British Medical Journal data briefing, John Appleby examines trends in the number of hospital beds and wonders how low we can go.
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By John Appleby - 15 March 2013
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The crucial role of volunteers in supporting compassionate, high-quality patient care

Volunteers are well placed to help organisations meet a number of Francis’s key recommendations, says Claire Mundle.
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By Claire Mundle - 14 March 2013
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